ISB LSPD Mounting instructions

LSPD Safety Laser Scanner
Configuration Software Manual
ISB 167811 Canada Inc.
2300 rue Victoria
Lachine, Canada 8S 1Z3
July 2016
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Introduction
The installer and maintenance manager must read the operation manual
carefully before configuring the LSPD.
LSPD is short for LSPD safety laser scanner.
LSPD configuration software operation manual is used to guide the configuration and diagnosis of LSPD.
This operation manual mainly introduces installation, removal, user interface, application examples, frequent
questions and solutions of LSPD configuration software.
The LSPD configuration software is not applicable for products of other brands with similar function.
For damages or losses caused by improper use of the configuration software, the company assumes no
responsibility.
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Table of Contents
Introduction....................................................................................................................................................2
1. Installation environment and software installation....................................................................................5
1.1 System environment.................................................................................................................................5
1.2 Software installation and uninstallation...................................................................................................5
2. LSPD configuration software.....................................................................................................................7
2.1 Configuration preparations.......................................................................................................................7
2.1.1 ardware, software and cable preparation............................................................................................7
2.1.2 USB driver installation..........................................................................................................................7
2.1.3 Scanner startup....................................................................................................................................13
2.1.4 Configuration software startup............................................................................................................13
2.1.5 Establish the connection......................................................................................................................13
2.1.6 Start and exit of LSPD configuration software...................................................................................14
2.1.6.1 Exit the LSPD configuration software.............................................................................................14
2. 2 Installation environment and software installation...............................................................................15
2.2.1 Menu....................................................................................................................................................15
2.3 Device information bar...........................................................................................................................17
2.3.1 Tool bar................................................................................................................................................17
2.4 Tree diagram...........................................................................................................................................20
2.5 Setting area.............................................................................................................................................21
2.5.1 System description..............................................................................................................................21
2.5.2 Scan times/Response time setting.......................................................................................................21
2.5.3 Reset / EDM setting............................................................................................................................22
2.5.4 Field activation....................................................................................................................................22
2.5.5 Field sets..............................................................................................................................................24
2.5.5.1 Field selecting small view................................................................................................................24
2.5.5.2 Area editing toolbar..........................................................................................................................25
2.5.5.2.1 Toolbar commands introduction....................................................................................................25
2.5.5.2.2 Free drawing tool..........................................................................................................................27
2.5.5.2.3 Straight line tool............................................................................................................................28
2.5.5.2.4 Sector tool.....................................................................................................................................29
2.5.5.2.5 Rectangle tool................................................................................................................................30
2.5.5.2.6 Canvas settings..............................................................................................................................31
2.5.5.2.7 Point editing tool...........................................................................................................................32
2.5.5.3 Drawing area....................................................................................................................................37
2.5.5.4 Status bar..........................................................................................................................................38
2.5.6 Diagnostics..........................................................................................................................................38
2.5.7 Data recorder.......................................................................................................................................40
2.6 Status bar................................................................................................................................................40
3.1 Configuration example 1........................................................................................................................41
3.1.1 Establish connection between scanner and software...........................................................................41
3.1.2 Guard field configuration....................................................................................................................41
3.1.2.1 Switch to Field sets..........................................................................................................................41
3.1.2.2 Guarding field setting.......................................................................................................................41
3.1.2.2.1 Example 1 of a guarding field.......................................................................................................41
3.1.2.2.2 Example 2 of a guarding field.......................................................................................................43
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3.1.2.2.3 Drawing 3 of a guarding field.......................................................................................................45
3.1.2.2.4 Save area configuration file...........................................................................................................46
3.1.2.2.5 Importing a saved guarding field..................................................................................................46
3.1.3 Administrator login.............................................................................................................................47
3.1.4 Transfer configuration to scanner........................................................................................................48
3.2 Configuration example 2........................................................................................................................49
3.2.1 Establish connection between scanner and software...........................................................................49
3.2.2 Set Response time...............................................................................................................................49
3.2.3 Set Reset/EDM....................................................................................................................................49
3.2.4 Set Field activation..............................................................................................................................50
3.2.5 Protective field configuration..............................................................................................................51
3.2.5.1 Switch to Field sets..........................................................................................................................51
3.2.5.2 Field 1 configuration........................................................................................................................51
3.2.5.3 Field 2 configuration........................................................................................................................51
3.2.6 Transfer configuration to scanner........................................................................................................52
3.3 Diagnostics example..............................................................................................................................52
3.4 Window diagnostics example.................................................................................................................54
3.4.1 Window dirty diagnosis.......................................................................................................................54
3.4.2 Window calibration.............................................................................................................................55
3.5 Example of transferring configuration information to another LSPD...................................................55
3.6 Transfer configuration to scanner...........................................................................................................56
4. Common problems and solutions.............................................................................................................57
4.1 Scanner is not recognized or connection failed......................................................................................57
4.1.1 Uninstall USB drive............................................................................................................................57
4.2 Forget administrator login password......................................................................................................59
4.3 Other problems.......................................................................................................................................59
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1. Installation environment and software installation
1.1 System environment
To configure the LSPD the computer or laptop must meet the following minimum requirements
Sheet 1 System requirements
CPU Dual core or higher
Operating system Window XP / Win7 / Win8
Internal memory 512M or larger
Display Resolution 1024 x 768 or higher
Free space of hard disk 400M or larger
CD drive CD-ROM
Communication interface USB 2.0/3.0
Mouse/keyboard Equipped
Operating condition NET Framework 4.0 must be installed
Note If there is no NET Framework 4.0 in the computer, the NET Framework 4.0 will be installed
automatically when LSPD software is installed.
1.2 Software installation and uninstallation
1) Installation of LSPD configuration software:
Start windows and put the disk into CD-ROM. Find file LSPD configuration software installation package and
double click the setup.exe.
Follow the instruction to complete the installation. If the installation is prevented by anti-virus program, please
click to allow the installation. If the installation fails, please close the anti-virus program for a short time and try
again.
2) To uninstall the LSPD configuration software:
LSPD configuration software must be uninstalled through [ Control Panel ] - [ Programs and Features ] and
search for [ LSPD ] then select uninstall.
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2. LSPD configuration software
2.1 Configuration preparations
2.1.1 Hardware, software and cable preparation
Prepare a scanner, a power cable, a configuration cable and a computer in which the software has been
installed already before the configuration, as shown in Fig.2.1.1.
Fig.2.1.1 Configuration preparations
2.1.2 USB driver installation
Only the first connection requires driver installation. Connect the computer to the LSPD scanner using the
configuration cable.
Windows 7 or above operating system will identify LSPD and install the driver automatically. For Windows XP
system, a dialog box will be popped up to prompt that new hardware wizard has been found. Install the driver
according to the following steps:
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1) Select Yes, this time only, click Next, as shown in Fig.2.1.2.1.
Fig.2.1.2.1 Find new hardware wizard
2) Select Install from a list or specified location (Advanced) and click Next, as shown in Fig.2.1.2.2.
Fig.2.1.2.2 Find new hardware wizard
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3) Select Don’t search. I will choose the driver to install and click Next, as shown in Fig.2.1.2.3.
Fig.2.1.2.3 Driver installation wizard
4) Select SB Serial Port in the device model list and click Next, as shown in Fig.2.1.2.4.
Fig.2.1.2.4 Selecting SB Serial Port
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5) The following window will pop-up to display that driver is being installed, as shown in Fig. 2.1.2.5.
Fig.2.1.2.5 USB driver installation
6) The following window will pop-up after installation. Click Finish to finish the installation, as shown in
Fig.2.1.2.6
Fig.2.1.2.6 Finish new hardware wizard
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7) Note The following window will pop-up again when installation is being finished under most operating
system.
Fig.2.1.2.7 Finish new hardware wizard
Repeat the operation once according to the previous steps and the USB driver installation will be finished.
8) After the USB driver properly installed, users can view the COM port between the scanner and the
computer, the specific steps are as follows:
Right click My Computer and click Manage menu item in the pop-up menu, as shown in Fig.2.1.2.8.
Fig.2.1.2.8 Right click My Computer
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Click Device Manager in the popup window, as shown in Fig.2.1.2.9.
Fig.2.1.2.9 Device manager
Expand the Ports (COM & LPT) branch of Fig.2.1.9, of which the SB Serial Port (COM ? ) is the CO port
connected to LSPD, as shown in Fig.2.1.2.10.
Fig.2.1.2.10 USB serial port
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2.1.3 Scanner startup
Connect both ends of power cable to the scanner and 24V DC power supply respectively, the scanner begin
to be powered on, Nixie tube starts flickering (1s intervals) and stops flickering after 10s, the startup is
finished.
2.1.4 Configuration software startup
Double click the shortcut icon on the desktop of the configuration computer to start the software.
2.1.5 Establish the connection
Click the button in the toolbar user interface to establish connection, serial port selection window
will pop-up as shown in Fig.2.1.5.1. If the serial port number is less than 2, that means the scanner is not
recognized, refer to Chapter 4 to solve this problem.
Fig.2.1.5.1 Serial port selection window
Click [ Ok ], if the pop-up box prompts the connection is successful, as shown in Fig.2.1.5.2, then the scanner
has been connected to the computer successfully and the Nixie tube of the indicator window displays 6.
Fig.2.1.5.2 Connection successful
Click [ Ok ] or close the pop-up window to finish the configuration preparations.
After the connection between the software and the scanner has been established, by clicking the icon
the user can disconnect the scanner from the software and a box will pop-up to prompt this
information, as shown in Fig.2.1.5.3. Once disconnected, by clicking icon the connection will be
re-established.
Fig.2.1.5.3 Disconnect
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2.1.6 Start and exit of LSPD configuration software
LSPD configuration software can be started by following methods:
Click the Windows [ Start ] button, then select [ All programs] select [ LSPD ]. The configuration software
can also be started by double clicking the shortcut icon. The user will see the following interface after
the software has started as shown in Fig.2.1.6.1.
Fig.2.1.6.1 Software start interface
2.1.6.1 Exit the LSPD configuration software
To exit the program, please click the red close button [ X ] at top right corner of the interface. Or you can exit
from the main menu tabs by clicking on [ File ] and selecting [Quit ].
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2. 2 Installation environment and software installation
The design of the user interface has been made compatible with Microsoft as much as possible. The user
interface consists of a Menu, Device information bar, Toolbar, Tree diagram, Project editing zone and
Status bar as shown in Fig.2.2.1
Fig.2.2.1 Program user interface
2.2.1 Menu
Menu structure of user interface consists five sub-menu: 1- File, 2- Device, 3- Extras, 4- View, 5- Help,
as shown in Fig.2.2.1.1.
Fig.2.2.1.1 Menu view
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1 2 3 4 5
Tree diagram
Toolbar
Menu
Device information
Status bar
Project editing
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1) File, as shown in Fig.2.2.1.2
Fig.2.2.1.2 File sub-menu
2) Device, as shown in Fig.2.2.1.3 The gray status means it is not available.
It will be available when LSPD has been connected with computer.
Fig.2.2.1.3 Device sub-menu
3) Extras, as shown in Fig.2.2.1.4
Fig.2.2.1.4 Extras sub-menu
4) View, as shown in Fig.2.2.1.5
Fig.2.2.1.5 View sub-menu
5) Help
Popup window shows relevant information such as developer, software
version and website.
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Save the current project
Save the current project with a different name
Create a new project
Open a project file
Quit the application
Preview for the current project
Transfer the current configuration to the device
Detecting the protective cover status and
calibrating the cover after replacement
Reading configuration from the connected
device
Change the user group
Activate or inactivate the device type selection
Window when the application starts
Change the device type
Show or hide the device information bar
Show or hide the tree view
Show or hide the status bar

2.3 Device information bar
Display device picture, device name, type code and device description
information, as shown in Fig.2.3.1
Fig.2.3.1 Device information bar
2.3.1 Tool bar
Structure of main tool bar is as shown in Fig.2.3.1.1.The function of each command is shown in Sheet 2.
Fig.2.3.1.1 Tool bar
Sheet 2 Command description of tool bar
Mark Icon Notice Description
1 Exit Exit LSPD configuration program
2 Show or hide equipment
information bar
Show or hide equipment information bar
3 Show or hide tree diagram Show or hide tree diagram
4 Show or hide status bar Show or hide status bar
5 Input area setting Transfer area configuration information saved as
.xml file in the computer to configuration software
6 Output area setting Transfer area configuration information set in
configuration software to the computer and save
it as .xml file
7 Transfer configuration to
device
Transfer current configuration to scanner.
Available after connection built. Administrator
authority is required.
8 Read device configuration Read configuration information of scanner.
Available for both administrator and operator after
connection built.
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9 Build connection Build connection with LSPD
10 Disconnect Disconnect with LSPD safety laser scanner
11 User group Change user group access. Below is detailed
information
There are two user groups with different access.
► Operator access:
Default log-in mode. Available function includes build connection, disconnect, read device
configuration, operation for project file, check, window check, etc.
Limited function: Transfer configuration to device.
► Administrator access:
Password is required. All functions are available.
Administrator log-in steps are as following:
1) Click tool bar icon (Change user group) or Click menu bar Extra, Change user group to open
Change user group, as shown in Fig.2.3.1.2.
Fig.2.3.1.2 Change user group
2) To change from operator log-in to administrator log-in, enter the password ( 123123 ) and
click [ Log in ], as shown in Fig.2.3.1.4
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Fig.2.3.1.4 Administrator log-in
3) Status bar will display as Fig.2.3.1.5 shows after successful log-in.
Fig.2.3.1.5 Status bar shows administrator log-in
The administrator can change password after log-in.
Click menu bar [ Extras ] Change administrator password, the pop-up window is shown in Fig.2.3.1.6.
Enter the old password and new password, enter the new password a second time to confirm and click [ Ok ]
to finish the change.
Fig.2.3.1.6 Change administrator password
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2.4 Tree diagram
The main function of the tree diagram is to display and rapidly change to corresponding tab of set area. Its
structure is shown in Fig.2.4.1.
Fig.2.4.1 Tree diagram
For example, when you click on Field activation in the tree diagram, the corresponding
[ Field activation ] tab will be highlighted displayed in set area, as shown in Fig.2.4.2.
This is convenient for user to check and change configuration parameters.
Fig.2.4.2 Tree diagram and setting area tab
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